Here is a pic of one made from wood.Weldun wrote:I'd like to see an actual pic of one
True, expansion and binding is an issue... but because of the nature of what it would be used for in this application, the bind points could easily be loosened up to allow for expansionSquiggle wrote:Definitely a very cool idea, but I'd be worried about expansion & binding.
The "little bits" dont need to be as slender as in that 3d model. The designs on these things vary drastically. It could easily be simplified as well as bulked up a bit in some areas.BitBucket wrote:That would be beautiful--where might one put that where someone could actually see it in its mechanical magnificence though? External firebox vents is all I can think of but holy cow would it be cool! I'm not sure how it would react to uneven heating though in terms of binding up--lots of slender bits of metal expanding at different rates?